DIVISION 14. REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS 30501-31683›CHAPTER 1. General Provisions 30501-30505

§ 30505

California Food and Agricultural Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) A public animal shelter shall not charge an adoption fee for a dog if the person adopting the dog presents to the public animal shelter a current and valid driver’s license or identification card with the word “VETERAN” printed on its face pursuant to Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code.

(b) A public animal shelter may limit the number of dogs adopted from that public animal shelter pursuant to this section to one dog each six-month period.

(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 205, Sec. 2. (SB 245) Effective January 1, 2020.)

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